Picky eating?
My little one was doing so well with her food but lately she is spitting everything out after a mouthful or two then pushing it away saying nooo nooo. She’s turning 13 months next week for info.
What do you guys do in these situations? Do I try to cook her something else, something plain like
Toast?
It’s not even as though I’m giving her anything wildly adventurous, just the basics like fish pie, cottage pie, macaroni cheese etc. even cheesy mash I made as a desperate attempt to get her to take something - she spat it out!
She will always eat fruit but I worry she’s having too much although it’s got to be better than her just not eating??
I do wonder if she’s having too much in the day as she has breakfast and snacks and lunch at nursery so by the time she comes home I just want to give her a lovely nutritious meal and she wants none of it!! Maybe she isn’t hungry?
I’m getting to the point where I’m struggling mentally as it really effects my mood when I put so much love and time into making her something and she doesn’t eat it (I don’t blame her, I blame myself for not making something she likes but I know it’s silly!!) I don’t let her see I’m frustrated I just calmly say okay that’s alright honey and take the plate away as she gets upset when I leave it in front of her.
Please tell me I’m not the only one?? Is it just a phase?
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Our alternatives to offer are usually banana, 100% peanut butter on rice cake or cucumber and cheese. Ie don’t make a new meal.
One last thing to add, could she be teething?
@Isla thank you this is really helpful ❤️. I’ve seen the veg pasta sauce recipe and she does love orzo so I will give it a try with that. Also peanut butter rice cake sounds like a good alternative I can add to my list! I do think she is teething but her teeth have been super super slow to come through so it’s hard to say how much effect that’s having too! She is the same with changing day to day, one day she loves savoury the next she will refuse it, some days yogurt gets rejected etc, madness! Haha
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Every kid is going to be different, but for us our daughter went through her fussiest phase between age 1 to 2. She got better at 2 and now 3 and much better (although still won’t touch much fruit other than banana and melon). She rejected lots of foods based on textures and what she refused would change every night (eg one night she’d only eat peas, then the next she’d pick out the peas and throw them away). For us, I roast up loads of veg (tomatoes, peppers, courgette, etc) then blend it to make a sauce and use either as soup or add to pasta. It has always been a winner and gets the veggies in them when they’re being fussier. Also an easy meal for me as we have lots stored in freezer so quick meal. It Could be she’s not hungry as well. If she refuses dinner you could try offering something nutritious that you know she’ll typically eat but isn’t one of her favourite things.